Ralphs: 5/25 – 5/31/11

Note: This summary of deals is based on the ad I get in Los Angeles, where Ralphs stores double coupons up to $1 (one like coupon per transaction). I don’t list all of the deals, only the good ones. If I missed any, please let us all know in the comments. You’ll need a Ralphs Rewards card to get most of these deals, so I use the Rewards card price in this post and assume you have your card scanned with each transaction. In addition to the coupons listed, you can also add electronic coupons to your Ralphs Rewards card at these sites: Shortcuts.com, Cellfire.com, Softcoin and Upromise. I find the electronic coupons to be unreliable when it comes to stacking them with paper coupons, so I assume they do not stack in the scenarios below. I don’t print every coupon listed, so please verify amounts and quantities listed. If you give Ralphs your email address, they may also send you emails with e-coupons that are exclusive to your card. And if you bring reuseable bags, Ralphs will give you 5 Rewards points for each bag used (though you may need to remind the cashier).

At least some stores in LA County are still doubling multiple like coupons, including my own store. But until this seems to be a permanent state of affairs, I’m going to assume that only one like coupon will double per transaction.

There’s an 8-hour sale on Thursday (5/26) from 1 to 9 p.m. that includes the following:

Red Cherries $1.88/lb

Lobster Tails $6.99 each (limit 3; 4 oz – they used to be 6 oz at this price!)

The Frozen Foods Mega Sale continues this week, so buy 10 participating products and get $5 off at checkout. The participating items should be the same as last week, though prices may have changed, and there may be additional items tagged in-store. Prices listed are after Mega Sale discount:

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream $2.49Get a Catalina coupon for $1.50 off your next shopping order when you buy 3$1.99 each WYB 3 after Catalina (thanks, Alan!)

T.G.I.Friday’s Appetizers $4.99$1/1 T.G.I. Friday’s Entrees for One printable (FF or IE), if included in sale$3.99The Entrees for One probably aren’t part of this deal, but I thought the coupon was worth listing in case the other Friday’s products are included in the Mega Sale.

Comments

@AC – If you don't see it, I'm guessing it's either been removed or is not available to you. I recommend the Facebook coupon in the meantime, and hopefully Red Plum will bring back the Voskos printables there too!

I went to ralphs today & got a surprise Catalina. I bought 1 soft-soap, 1 colgate total, & 3 lady speedsticks. All of these were included in the 5 for $5 deal. I got all for free after coupons. So if any of you printed those lady speedstick coupons that were available a couple weeks ago u could get some free deodorant. The other 2 coupons were ones ralphs sent me. Anyway. I ended up getting a $3 Catalina from colgate palmolive. Not sure what triggered this but it was a nice surprise money maker!

I don't have the Voskos in my ecoupons either. I'm having trouble with the Magnum coupon. I loaded it last week, for last week's sale but it didn't redeemed. I figure it was bc I used paper coupons too. However it was gone from my loaded. I re-loaded it yesterday and today, when I check the coupons loaded to my card, it's gone! It shows as available, though, but I had to re-reloaded. :s

Gonna go to the store now and see if it works this time. BTW, it's the $2/1.

Nicely done on the $3 Colgate/Palmolive Catalina. I heard about that Catalina in a forum but I don't have coupons for any of those products! Bumemr.

@AC – Ecoupons are weird, as I think the offers vary slightly by shopper (and whatever their computer says about you). I also find (as Monica's experience demonstrates) that ecoupons are particularly unreliable at Ralphs.

@Anon – Thanks for letting me know, I'll update the post.

@Monica – If you can, get a screenshot of the coupon being loaded on your card. If it doesn't come off the next time, contact Ralphs customer service and let them know (and offer to email them the screenshot). I once bought a product only because it was free with the ecoupon, which didn't come off, and when I contacted customer service (called their toll-free number, I think), they took care of it. I don't remember exactly what they offered, but I think it was a credit to my card that did come off the next time I shopped there.

I contacted CS and they emailed me saying they'd let me know what they could do. I replied with a thank you. I got a reply back saying they would credit me for the $2 but didn't especify when/how.

I also got an email from softcoin.com and they want a copy of my receipt, my Ralphs #, description of the coupon, price of the item, my goodness, my shoe size! LOL! I'll reply back bc if there's anything wrong with my account I'd love it fixed as I see now that some ecoupons might be worth it.

I went in-store yesterday and I noted the prices of the meat and hot-dogs sale, here are the sale prices (showing 50% off) in case someone needs them:

@Coupon Cal – That's a great deal. I think I need to go to CVS just to pick up coupons, lol!

@Heidi – Thanks so much for the info!

@Monica – If they do it the way they did it for me, your think the $2 credit will be loaded to your card the same way a pharmacy credit would be (I realize that only makes sense if you get your prescriptions filled at Ralphs and use coupons to get a credit). Bottom line, I would expect to see the $2 come off the next time you shop. Thank you so much for sharing the meat and hot dog prices with us!